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HICKORY, NC ZIP Code

City	HICKORY
State	North Carolina
ZIP Codes count	3 (see all)
Post offices count	1 (see all)
Total population	40,402 (see all)

ZIP Codes in HICKORY, North Carolina

28601, 28602, 28603

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ZIP Codes for HICKORY, NC by streets

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List of HICKORY, NC ZIP Codes

ZIP	TYPE	POPULATION
28601	STANDARD	52,423
28602	STANDARD	29,463
28603	PO BOX	–

Post offices

HICKORY — Post Office^™ 231 GOVERNMENT AVE SW STE 99 HICKORY, NC 28602-2958

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3931 26TH STREET DR NE
HICKORY NC 28601-7209

6305 CHRISTOPHER CT
HICKORY NC 28601-7278

2868 HOLLY RIDGE DR
HICKORY NC 28602-6010

2033 POKEY ST
HICKORY NC 28602-8369

74 RINK DAM RD
HICKORY NC 28601-9303

3875 WESTOVER RD
HICKORY NC 28602-8214

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Census data for HICKORY, NC

Demographic and housing estimates in HICKORY, NC

Total population
Total population	40,402
Male	19,262
Female	21,140

Population by age
Total population	40,402
Under 5 years	2,103
5 to 9 years	2,630
10 to 14 years	2,645
15 to 19 years	2,925
20 to 24 years	2,939
25 to 34 years	5,281
35 to 44 years	4,822
45 to 54 years	4,935
55 to 59 years	2,897
60 to 64 years	2,449
65 to 74 years	3,889
75 to 84 years	2,056
85 years and over	831
Median age (years)	38.2
Under 18 years	8,947
16 years and over	32,649
18 years and over	31,455
21 years and over	29,432
62 years and over	8,044
65 years and over	6,776

Population by race
Total population	40,402
One race	39,374
White	29,021
Black or African American	4,702
American Indian and Alaska Native	60
Asian	2,217
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	3,374
Two or more races	1,028

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	29,310
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	13,666
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	15,644

Social characteristics in HICKORY, NC

Households by type
Total households	16,434
Family households (families)	9,843
Married-couple family	7,109
Male householder, no wife present, family	714
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,020
Nonfamily households	6,591
Average household size	2.38
Average family size	3.08

Economic characteristics in HICKORY, NC

Income and benefits (in 2018 inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	16,434
Less than $10,000	1,314
$10,000 to $14,999	1,037
$15,000 to $24,999	2,384
$25,000 to $34,999	1,658
$35,000 to $49,999	2,275
$50,000 to $74,999	2,912
$75,000 to $99,999	1,894
$100,000 to $149,999	1,452
$150,000 to $199,999	706
$200,000 or more	802
Median household income (dollars)	46,390

Housing characteristics in HICKORY, NC

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	18,731
Occupied housing units	16,434
Vacant housing units	2,297

Units in structure
Total housing units	18,731
1-unit, detached	9,544
1-unit, attached	1,113
2 units	793
3 or 4 units	1,444
5 to 9 units	2,250
10 to 19 units	1,355
20 or more units	1,400
Mobile home	832
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	18,731
Built 2014 or later	50
Built 2010 to 2013	334
Built 2000 to 2009	2,351
Built 1990 to 1999	3,416
Built 1980 to 1989	3,338
Built 1970 to 1979	3,108
Built 1960 to 1969	2,286
Built 1950 to 1959	1,522
Built 1940 to 1949	1,087
Built 1939 or earlier	1,239

Rooms
Total housing units	18,731
1 room	330
2 rooms	404
3 rooms	1,946
4 rooms	4,882
5 rooms	3,158
6 rooms	2,316
7 rooms	2,118
8 rooms	1,496
9 rooms or more	2,081
Median rooms	5.1

Bedrooms
Total housing units	18,731
No bedroom	335
1 bedroom	1,942
2 bedrooms	6,829
3 bedrooms	6,357
4 bedrooms	2,261
5 or more bedrooms	1,007

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	16,434
Owner-occupied	9,128
Renter-occupied	7,306
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.46
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.27

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	16,434
Moved in 2017 or later	804
Moved in 2015 to 2016	2,558
Moved in 2010 to 2014	5,001
Moved in 2000 to 2009	4,155
Moved in 1990 to 1999	1,968
Moved in 1989 and earlier	1,948

Value
Owner-occupied units	9,128
Less than $50,000	569
$50,000 to $99,999	1,611
$100,000 to $149,999	1,786
$150,000 to $199,999	1,386
$200,000 to $299,999	2,028
$300,000 to $499,999	1,321
$500,000 to $999,999	365
$1,000,000 or more	62
Median (dollars)	167,900

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	9,128
Housing units with a mortgage	5,997
Housing units without a mortgage	3,131

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	7,102
Less than $500	1,201
$500 to $999	5,146
$1,000 to $1,499	689
$1,500 to $1,999	66
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	715
No rent paid	204

Data is based on 2018 Census

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